The Lens
The Lens
Regular perspectives & updates from across the continent
IJR’s Lens on Africa
June 2024
- A Master Class or Another Take? How a Master Strategist outmanoeuvred an entire country – Lorenzo Davids
- The Complexity of being the ANC: Does it secretly long for the opposition benches? -Lorenzo Davids
May 2024
- Will Mnangagwa pass the Litmus Test of Democratic Resolve? – Nyasha Mcbride Mpani
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Rwanda deploying another 2,500 soldiers to help Mozambique fight Cabo Delgado insurgency – Charles Mangwiro
April 2024
Humanitarian Crisis in Cabo Delgado: The Need for Relief and the Quest for Peacemaking.
– Charles Mangwiro
Burundi-Rwanda Rivalry: RED-Tabara Rebel Attacks Add to Regional Tensions.
– Patrick Hajayandi
From Hope to Crisis: Senegal’s Victory and Togo’s Setback
– Nyasha Mcbride Mpani
October 2023
SA Reconciliation Barometer, Afrobarometer respond to 30-Year Review
– Kate Lefko-Everett, Preston Govindasamy and Jan Hofmeyr
September 2023
Building BRICS for a Multipolar World Order
– Tim Murithi
August 2023
Sober reflections on Women’s Day
– Felicity Harrison
July 2023
Amid energy crisis, difficult decisions with broader social implications, lie ahead for the South African government
– Asafika Mpako and Preston Govindasamy
June Special Edition 2023
Remembering the Soweto Uprising: Fuelling South African Youth’s Unyielding Spirit
– Danielle Hoffmeester
June 2023
Youth Month: Honouring the Sacrifices of 1976
– Ric Amansure
May 2023
Empires of Deception: Africa and the Transformation of the International System
– Tim Murithi
April 2023
Reclaiming our shared humanity: Reflections for Human Rights Month
– Felicity Harrison
March 2023
The War in Ukraine: One Year On
February 2023
Can transitional justice address violent extremism in Africa?
– Amanda Lucey
31 August 2022
Have we lost the ability of being offended or must we be intolerant of intolerance?
– Felicity Harrision
02 August 2022
A small step towards inclusive solutions that can help foster peace: Perspectives from Nigeria’s Kano and Borno
– Jaynisha Patel
21 July 2022
How has the UN influenced Africa’s approach to Counter-Terrorism?
– Amanda Lucey
28 June 2022
What is reconciliation in the South African context?
– Felicity Harrison
15 June 2022
Transitional Justice will heal society and unlock the potential of our youth
– Dr. Webster Zambara
31 May 2022
Celebrating Africa Day 25 May 2022
– Shanél Johannes
10 May 2022
State of Democracy and Human Rights in Africa
– Nyasha Mpani
26 April 2022
SA needs trust to avoid unnatural disasters
– Mikhail Moosa
13 April 2022
Leveraging inclusion against extremism
– Jaynisha Patel
29 March 2022
Is Justice Necessary in International Relations?
– Felicity Harrison
15 March 2022
Mediating the Russian-Ukraine Crisis
– Professor Tim Murithi
01 March 2022
Cancel Culture is the Antitheses to Reconciliation
– Felicity Harrison
16 February 2022
Political culture, not the Constitution, an impediment to a better life for all South Africans.
– Jan Hofmeyr